Ana Merino facts for kids

Ana Merino (born in 1971) is a Spanish writer. She is known for her poetry, novels, and plays. She has also written books about comics. Ana Merino has won several important awards for her writing.

About Ana Merino

Ana Merino was born in Madrid, Spain, in 1971. Her father was also a writer, José María Merino. From 2004 to 2009, Ana Merino taught Spanish at Dartmouth College in the United States. In 2009, she moved to the University of Iowa. There, she helped start a special writing program for Spanish speakers. This program, called an MFA, began in 2011. She is now a full professor at The University of Iowa. She teaches creative writing and cultural studies in Spanish. She was also the first director of the MFA program from 2011 to 2018.

Her Books and Awards

Ana Merino has written two scholarly books about comics. These are El Comic Hispánico (2003) and Diez ensayos para pensar el cómic (2017). She also wrote a book about the artist Chris Ware in 2005. She wrote a novel for young people called El hombre de los dos corazones (2009). She has also published nine books of poetry. Ana Merino has received several awards for her poetry. These include the Adonais and Fray Luis de Leon awards. She also won the Diario de Avisos Award for her short articles about comics. In January 2020, she won the Nadal Award in Spain for her novel El mapa de los afectos.

Other Activities

From 2004 to 2014, Merino was on the Board of Directors for the Center for Cartoon Studies. She was also part of the International Comic Art Forum from 2001 to 2011. Her articles about comics have appeared in several magazines and journals. She has also organized four comics exhibitions. She wrote a bilingual catalog called Fantagraphics creadores del canon (2003). Ana Merino currently lives in Iowa City.

Her Works

Poetry Books

• Preparativos para un viaje, Madrid, Rialp, 1995. (She won the XLVIII Premio Adonais for this book)
• Los días gemelos, Madrid, Visor, 1997
• La voz de los relojes, Madrid, Visor, 2000
• Juegos de niños, Madrid, Visor, 2003 (Premio Fray Luis de León). This book was translated into English as "Child's Play" in 2012.
• Compañera de celda, Madrid, Visor, 2006. This book was translated into English as "Cell Mate" in 2007.
• Curación, Madrid, Visor, 2010.
• Hagamos caso al tigre, Madrid, Sopa de Libros, Anaya, 2010. This book has illustrations by Francesc Capdevila, also known as Max.
• El viaje del vikingo soñado, Madrid, Santillana, 2015. Also illustrated by Francesc Capdevila, alias Max.
• Los buenos propósito, Madrid, Visor, 2015.
• Salvamento de hormigas, Madrid, Visor, 2022.
• A bilingual collection of her poems, "Schere,Stein, Papier und andere Gedichte," was published in German in 2009.

Plays

• La redención (2016), Reino de Cordelia. This play was performed in Iowa City in May 2017.
• Las decepciones (2014), Literal Publishing/Conaculta.
• Amor: muy frágil (2012). This play was performed in Zurich in December 2012. A book version was published in 2013.

Novels

• Amigo, Destino, 2022.
• El mapa de los afectos, Destino, 2020. (This novel won the Premio Nadal 2020).
• El hombre de los dos corazones, Madrid, Anaya, 2009.

See also

In Spanish: Ana Merino para niños